الحكم قال ان الفريقين اتعادلوا.

A common pronunciation is il-ḥakam ʔāl in il-farīʔēn itʕādlu.

You may also hear small variations such as:

• in or enn for ان
• itʕādlu or etʕādlu for اتعادلوا

That kind of variation is normal in spoken Egyptian Arabic.

Because normal Arabic writing usually leaves out short vowels, the same spelling can represent different words.

Here are two common possibilities:

• الحَكَم → il-ḥakam = the referee / arbiter
• الحُكم → il-ḥokm / il-ḥukm = the judgment / rule / الحكم

In this sentence, the sports context makes the referee the correct reading.

Because in Egyptian Arabic, the letter ق is usually pronounced as ʔ rather than q.

So:

• قال is usually pronounced ʔāl or aal
• In more formal Arabic, it would be qāl

This is one of the most noticeable pronunciation differences between Egyptian Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic.

It introduces the clause after said, so it works like that in English.

So the structure is basically:

• الحكم قال ان...
• The referee said that...

In casual Egyptian writing, people often write ان very simply like this. In more careful or formal spelling, you may see إن.

Because this is Egyptian Arabic, not full Modern Standard Arabic grammar.

In Egyptian Arabic, the dual ending is commonly -ين in everyday speech, no matter what role the noun has in the sentence.

So:

• الفريقين = the two teams

In Modern Standard Arabic, you would expect case endings to matter more:

• الفريقان as a subject
• الفريقين in accusative or genitive positions

Egyptian Arabic usually does not keep that distinction in normal speech.

That is very normal in Egyptian Arabic.

Even when the noun is dual, the verb often appears in the regular plural form instead of a special dual form.

So:

• الفريقين اتعادلوا = natural Egyptian Arabic

In Modern Standard Arabic, you would more likely get a true dual verb, such as:

• الفريقان تعادلا
• or after إن: إن الفريقين تعادلا

So the sentence mixes:

• a dual noun: الفريقين
• a plural verb: اتعادلوا

That is a normal colloquial Egyptian pattern.

It means they tied or they drew, especially in sports.

Breakdown:

• اتعادل = to end in a draw / to be tied
• -وا = they

So:

• اتعادلوا = they tied / they drew

In sports English, drew is often the most natural translation.

In Egyptian Arabic, many verbs use an ات- pattern as part of the verb itself. Here, اتعادل is just the normal colloquial verb form you should learn as a whole.

So it is best to think of:

• اتعادل = to draw / tie

It is related to the more formal verb تعادل, but the Egyptian spoken form commonly appears with ات-.

-وا is the ending for they in many past-tense verbs.

Examples:

• راحوا = they went
• كسبوا = they won
• اتعادلوا = they tied

So in this sentence, -وا tells you the action was done by they.

Yes, الحكم قال... is very natural in Egyptian Arabic. Everyday Egyptian often prefers subject + verb order.

So:

• الحكم قال... = very normal spoken Egyptian

You can also say:

• قال الحكم...

That can sound a bit more narrative, formal, or written, but it is also possible.